Rascuache lawyer
Subtitle: toward a theory of ordinary litigation
By: Alfredo Mirandé
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780816529834
Subjects: Cause lawyers; Critical legal studies; Legal assistance to the poor; Law and legislation; Sociology teachers; Hispanic Americans; Biography; Legal status, laws; Race discrimination
Description: "Alfredo Mirandé, a sociology professor, Stanford Law graduate, and part-time pro bono attorney, represents clients who are rascuache--a Spanish word for 'poor' or even 'wretched'--and on the margins of society. For Mirandé, however, rascuache means to be 'down but not out,' an underdog who is still holding its ground. Rascuache Lawyer offers a unique perspective on providing legal services to poor, usually minority, folks who are often just one short step from jail. Not only a passionate argument for rascuache lawyering, it is also a thoughtful, practical attempt to apply and test critical race theory--particularly Latino critical race theory--in day-to-day legal practice"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Attempted murder: "my brother's keeper"; title: Child abuse : María y José; title: Domestic violence : Xavier, the painter; title: Concealed weapon : Carlito's Güey (way); title: Trespassing : Benny, the homeless man; title: Speedy trial : Rodrigo Torres; title: Indecent exposure : the story of Bud Black; title: DUI : a bag full of tricks; title: Age discrimination : Big John; title: Toward a theory of rascuache lawyering.